Word
Moramo nabaviti dokaz.
Meaning
We must obtain proof.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Moramo nabaviti dokaz.
What does moramo mean exactly, and what form is it?
Moramo is the 1st person plural present form of morati, which means must / have to.
So:
- moram = I must
- moraš = you must
- mora = he/she/it must
- moramo = we must
- morate = you all / you formal must
- moraju = they must
In this sentence, moramo means we must or we have to.
Why is nabaviti in the infinitive?
Because after the modal verb morati, Croatian normally uses the infinitive of the main verb.
So the structure is:
- moramo = we must
- nabaviti = to obtain / to get / to procure
Together: moramo nabaviti = we must obtain / we have to get
This is similar to English must get or have to obtain.
Why is there no subject word like mi for we?